Detroit’s Short Lived Hotel Ponchartrain

Photo: Library of Congress

Photo: Library of Congress

Photo: Library of Congress

Photo: Library of Congress

Photo: Library of Congress

Photo: Library of Congress

Photo: Library of Congress

Begun in 1907 & wrecked in 1920, Detroit’s elegant Hotel Ponchartrain fell victim to progress just thirteen years after its cornerstone was laid. More information on the Hotel Ponchartrain here.

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